Social Equality
Quakers have stood up for what they believed was right since the religion’s founding in England in the mid-1600s. Prison and mental health reform. Abolitionism and civil rights. Education for…
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Wellness - Physical Elements That Keep Us Healthy
Wellness has many dimensions and I plan to discuss the physical elements that keep us healthy. Those factors, first and foremost, are a balanced diet (which we are fortunate to…
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Early Rockbridge- Self Guided Trip
Let’s take a ride north on US Rt. 11, six miles to the first settled community in Rockbridge County – Timber Ridge. The first thing you’ll see is the Sam…
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A Prescription for Everyone: Get Outside
While COVID has curtailed many activities this year, mother nature continues her show and, in the Lexington, and Rockbridge County area, there’s plenty to see. Kendal at Lexington is located…
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Hope and Help for Those Dealing with Dementia and Alzheimer’s
Most people associate grief with physical death. But a loved one developing dementia or Alzheimer’s evokes a similar sense of loss. As journalist and political commentator Candy Crowley so poignantly…
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Restoring Confidence and Independence with Adaptive Equipment Options
Therapy services at Kendal at Lexington has one driving focus; help residents keep or achieve as much independence as possible. Physical therapy covers a wide spectrum of care when it…
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Harvest Time for Home-grown Produce
Published: September 25, 2020 Avid gardeners are working double time in 2020. Not only are they busy weeding, watering, and harvesting their blooms and veggies, but they’ve been engaged with…
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Get Organized: Downsize Paper Mementos
Published: September 10, 2020 Downsizing experts warn older adults not to start with old photographs, love letters, long-ago journals and other “important” papers because the process is so time-consuming. Or…
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The Honeymoon Phase- CEO Jan Bigelow Remarks on Her First Four Months
Are you familiar with the sayings, “the honeymoon is over” or “you need to hit the ground running”? Funny, in my years of service in senior living, I have not…
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